# Python3 Function error when running NR on windows

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/python3-function-error-when-running-nr-on-windows/33204>\
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**Created:** [23 September 2020 03:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/python3-function-error-when-running-nr-on-windows/33204 "2020-09-23T03:34:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![kvramji](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kvramji/32/59005_2.png) [@kvramji](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kvramji)\
**Post date:** [23 September 2020 03:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/python3-function-error-when-running-nr-on-windows/33204/1 "2020-09-23T03:34:56Z")

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Can't for the life of me find the reason why i am getting the following error.  
I have python working fine on its own.  
path initiated in the environment variables.

If anyone has faced this issue while installing Node Red on windows and has fixed the issue, it'd be awesome if you can shed some light on this topic.

TIA

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [23 September 2020 12:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/python3-function-error-when-running-nr-on-windows/33204/2 "2020-09-23T12:49:58Z")

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Looks to me as though you might have some UTF-32 characters and may not have allowed for that in your Python script?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [23 October 2020 12:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/python3-function-error-when-running-nr-on-windows/33204/3 "2020-10-23T12:50:12Z")

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